MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AT WORK

Motor Vehicle Crash Facts

Millions of workers drive or ride in a vehicle as part of their jobs, and motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States.1 All workers are at risk of crashes, whether they drive light or heavy vehicles, or whether driving is a main or incidental job duty.

Leading cause of work-related deaths

From 2003-2016 there were over 25,000 work-related motor vehicle deaths in the United States.1

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Bureau of Labor Statistics [2004-2017]. TABLE A-2. Fatal occupational injuries resulting from transportation incidents and homicides, all United States, 2003-2016External.
NOTE: Most of the vehicles associated with workplace MVC fatalities are “motorized land vehicles,” (e.g., cars, trucks, buses, vans), defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as those “which are operated primarily on highways and other public roadways and used for transportation, hauling, delivering, and emergencies.” However, some fatalities, particularly those which occur off public roadways, involve industrial vehicles such as farm tractors, mobile machines such as cranes and pavers, and all-terrain vehicles.